Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Norman Malcolm and Fabrice Correia

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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives
16974 The nature of each logical concept is given by a collection of inference rules [Correia]
10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity
16973 Explain logical necessity by logical consequence, or the other way around? [Correia]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction
20653 Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / d. Other minds by analogy
14644 If my conception of pain derives from me, it is a contradiction to speak of another's pain [Malcolm]
28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / a. Ontological Proof
1422 God's existence is either necessary or impossible, and no one has shown that the concept of God is contradictory [Malcolm]